Newsletter

Join us online for Shabbat services this Friday, September 4 at 6:30 PM led by Rabbi Denise L. Eger, Rabbi Max Chaiken, rabbinical student Elana Rabishaw and accompanist Lisa Edwards. You can participate in services on our website, our FaceBook page, and our YouTube channel.  For an updated, online prayer book, click here.

Join us for our Virtual Oneg on Friday at 7:30 PM following Friday night services! Join here.

If you would like to sponsor a streaming Shabbat services or an online program in honor or in memory of someone, please click here.

Join us on Saturday, September 5 at 10:00 AM for Shabbat Awakening, our first Saturday of the month worship service, streaming on Facebook Live and the temple website. 

We look forward to beginning 5781 together, our Jewish New Year. This year we will do so by taking A Journey of the Heart. These will be the most unique High Holy Days of our lives as we celebrate online. While we cannot travel physically to be together, we can, and we will, take the journey through the Holy Days together - to lift our spirits, renew our souls, and open our hearts wide to forgiveness, love, and hope.
We hope by now you have received information about our High Holy Days in the mail. Return that information by mail to  become a sponsor, purchase additional tickets at a discounted members-only rate, and honor your loved ones' memory with a gift to our Yizkor Scroll of Memory.

Morning Music & Mindfulness ​​​​​​​with Rabbi Max Chaiken

This Thursday, Sept. 3, 9:30 AM

Join Rabbi Chaiken on our Facebook page or our YouTube channel.

Selichot, Forgiveness and the Great Honey Cake Bake-Off Challenge

Saturday Sept. 12, 7:00 PM 
Join us for our online Selichot observance. Rabbi Denise L. Eger and Rabbi Max Chaiken will begin with Havdalah and then we will learn with Chef Julia Rhoton how to make the best Rosh Hashanah Honey Cake ever. Be sure to assemble the ingredients in advance -  see recipe here - and then Chef Julia will take us step-by-step through this amazing online baking experience. While we are baking our honey cakes, we will have time to reflect on the Journey of the Heart toward the New Year, forgiveness and sing together the traditional Selichot prayers. Register here.

Virtual Postcard Writing Party to Combat Voter Suppression

Sunday, Sept. 13, 1:00 PM
With perhaps the most important election of our time just over three months away, we must, as a congregation, raise our voice to ensure that every community across America is able to vote. Please join us in this postcard writing campaign to help make a real difference in the election. Make sure to order a free kit now that includes 30 postcards, instructions, a script, and mailing addresses. Register here.

We are excited to see you in person at our Tashlich at the Beach. Come to Will Rogers State Beach on Sunday, September 20 at 3:00 PM for our first socially-distant, in-person event of the New Year as we observe Tashlich together! Rabbi Eger and Rabbi Chaiken will greet you at Tower 10, just two lifeguard towers south of the parking lot entrance at Temescal Canyon Road and the PCH. For more information, click here.

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Kol Ami Receives Small Federation Grant
The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles works to identify and address the greatest challenges and opportunities in Los Angeles, Israel and around the world. Since the onset of Covid-19, our Federation has been steadfast in its commitment to addressing our community’s short- and long-term challenges. From providing essential resources for those most in need to increasing cash assistance funds to keeping our community connected, The Jewish Federation is playing an essential role in the rebuilding of our beloved Jewish LA. 
As part of its COVID-19 Response Plan, the Federation has provided critical support to 50+ Jewish organizations across LA through the CARES Fund: Careful Agency Reopening and Educational Safety Fund, a $1,000,000 program to help organizations serving youth manage the costs of reopening operations in compliance with COVID-19 regulatory requirements. The $5,000 grant Kol Ami received has made it possible for us to upgrade our daily-used spaces to be touch-free and to provide the outdoor electrical infrastructure needed to support anticipated outdoor programming so we can safely gather again following government guidelines related to Covid-19.

To learn more about the Federation's work, visit http://www.jewishla.org.

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Support Kol Ami with every Amazon and Ralphs purchase!

Click here to find out how.

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Your clergy and staff across the Los Angeles Jewish community are committed to supporting our entire community even when we cannot be close to each other physically. Social distancing does not mean social isolation. This website contains a compilation of resources, activities, and media in order for you and your children to remain connected to Jewish community and Torah during this challenging time.

The Kol Ami Mitzvah Corps is available to visit you at home or in the hospital, bring a hot meal or run an errand. Call the office at 323-606-0996 and you'll be contacted within 48 hours by one of our Corps members.  If you are interested in joining the Mitzvah Corps, please contact the office at  323-606-0996 or email us . 

Congregation Kol Ami
1200 N La Brea
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90038